Yankton Little Free Library

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from the Little Free Library Near Mulberry and the Big Red Book Barn. If you’re out walking off some turkey and pumpkin pie, stop by and check out the books.

08/27/2025

Have you always wanted your own Little Free Library but unsure where to start? Well - have I got a deal for you. This library can be yours for FREE! All I ask is you put it into use. To help out I’ll give you all the books you’d ever wish for and a few more! This library was just recently replaced with a larger one at The Little Free Library Near Mulberry. It is weatherproofed and ready to go. Please message me if interested.

08/17/2025

The Little Free Library Near Mulberry #14934 has had some updates. The Big Red Book Barn now has a Big Red Book House to match it. These two libraries hold a HUGE selection of kid’s books, board books, learn to read and chapter books. The yellow house is sporting a fresh coat of paint, some weatherstripping and is now posted with the others holding a great selection of adult books. The other houses and barn will be getting some fresh paint, a few new doors and weatherstripping. Mother Nature is tough here in South Dakota. Many thanks to Cathy B for donating the Big Red Book House and Beth P and Theresa B for the fantastic book donations. All libraries are fully stocked with new books. Stop by and check out the upgrades. Happy Reading!

07/24/2025

What Dan Read - nice article about a man and his love of reading and visiting the library.

“My dad, Dan Pelzer, died July 1 at the age of 92, leaving me the list of the thousands of books he read since 1962. ALL of his books were Columbus Metropolitan Library books.

Nobody loved the library more than Dan. When we were little, he took us to the downtown library every Saturday morning and enrolled us in every summer reading program. He was a regular at the Livingston and then Whitehall branches until he could no longer read. I'm sure he would be among your highest circulation and longest term borrowers.

We thought about printing the list to distribute at his funeral, but it was too long.

In his obituary, we suggested that people read ‘a real page turner’ in lieu of flowers.”

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Dan Pelzer spent a lifetime in the library. His daughter shared this message with us, and archived his reading legacy online.

Scan through Dan Pelzer’s collection (all 109 pages) at what-dan-read.com.

07/04/2025

Happy Independence Day from the Little Free Library Near Mulberry and the Big Red Book Barn. Enjoy and stop by for a book or two.

04/20/2025

Happy Easter from the Little Free Library Near Mulberry #14934 and the Big Red Book Barn. Hop over and find a book or two.

03/17/2025

And may you always find a book or two at the Little Free Library Near Mulberry #14934 and the Big Red Book Barn.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day. ☘️

01/06/2025

Some interesting facts about books….

1. Harvard University library has 4 books which are bound with human skin.

2. Iceland is at the top for reading books per head.

3. People who read books are less likely to suffer from Alzheimer's disease.

4. 4 days are waived for every book read in Brazilian prisons.

5. Virginia Woolf wrote all her books standing up.

6. The most stolen book is the Bible.

7. Roosevelt read an average of 1 book per day.

8. There are 20000+ books on chess alone.

9. There is a sentence in Victor Hugo's book La Miserable that has 823 words.

10.Hurry (hurry), Addiction (addiction) These words are invented by Shakespeare.

11. If all the books in the New York Public Library were lined up together, it would be 8 miles long.

12. The manuscript of Lev Tolstoy's epic novel War and Peace was handwritten and copied 7 times by his wife.

13. Noah Webster took only 36 years to write his first dictionary.

14. And how long did it take Haricaran Banerjee to make the dictionary called 'Bengiya Shabdkosh'? Almost a lifetime. Along with that was the fight against the odds.

15. There is one dimension book in the world which could not be translated in any language despite many attempts, the name of the book - Abol-Tabol by Sukumar Roy.

16. Mahabharata is the only book or epic in the world which has more than 1200 characters.

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01/01/2025

Happy New Year from the Little Free Library Near Mulberry #14934 and the Big Red Book Barn.

11/28/2024

All November long! Come stock up on boardgames for when the family visits, or pick up books for those snowy (k)nights, or maybe some Warhammer or D&D for gifts!

Want to blow someone away with a unique present? We do custom 3D printing too!

Come visit us at 804 Bill Baggs Rd in Yankton!

We're open Tue-Sat 10am-6pm!

10/31/2024

07/04/2024

Happy 4th of July from the Little Free Library Near Mulberry #14934 and the Big Red Book Barn.🇺🇸🗽🌠🎇🎆